ETW Patching via EtwEventWrite Memory Tampering (LausivLoader)

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

•updated Sep 20, 2026•2•0•2

This rule detects potentially malicious activity involving the patching of process memory or tampering with security instrumentation (such as Event Tracing for Windows - ETW) by common scripting host processes. It flags events like 'PatchProcessMemory', 'ProcessInjection', or references to 'AmsiScanBuffer' and 'EtwEventWrite' associated with PowerShell, WScript, or CScript, which are often used in post-exploitation scenarios to evade security controls and telemetry collection.